There are a number of adult chest radiograph set-pieces. These are based on common patterns of disease that are seen on chest radiographs. Make sure that you have relevant differentials for these appearances and a quick oral set-piece for them when they come up.
Pulmonary parenchyma
- lobar collapse
- Kerley lines in the exam
- cavitating lesions in the exam
- small nodules in the exam
- solitary nodules in the exam
- lung cysts in the exam
- basal fibrosis in the exam
Mediastinum
- anterior mediastinal mass in the exam
- middle mediastinal mass in the exam
- posterior mediastinal mass in the exam
- mediastinal adenopathy in the exam
- bilateral hilar lymphadenopathy in the exam
- traumatic aortic injury in the exam
Pleural
Chest wall
- rib destruction in the exam
- lucent rib lesion in the exam
- pectus excavatum mimicking middle lobe consolidation in the exam
Outside the chest
See also
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adult chest radiograph in the exam setting
- adult chest radiograph set-pieces
- adult chest radiograph common exam pathology
- adult chest radiograph pathology checklist
- radiology exams
- viva technique
- viva preparation
- exam set-pieces
- systematic reporting
- pathology checklists